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Fred Stern collection

Document | Accession Number: 2017.275.1

The Fred Stern collection consists of one letter (V-mail) and one photograph pertaining Pvt. Fred Stern's service with the 327th Engineer Combat Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division. The letter was sent to his sister Mollie Bruh (née Stern) in May 1945. The letter relates the German atrocities witnessed by Stern, specifically the Gardelegen Massacre and its aftermath. The photograph depicts the corpses of Dachau concentration camp victims.

Date
creation:  1945
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Photograph.
Personal narratives.
V-mail.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ronnie Field

About This Document

Document Creator
Fred Stern
Biography
Fred Stern served as a Private in the 327th Engineer Combat Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division.
System of Arrangement
The Fred Stern collection is arranged in a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Ronnie Field donated the Fred Stern collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017. Ronnie Field is the niece of Fred Stern and daughter of Mollie Bruh Stern.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:15:30
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